call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to pile up; to accumulate
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
literature; books (reference); document
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
generation; lifetime; age
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
based on; built on; made from
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
(death from) starvation; starving to death
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
near oneself; close to one; familiar
indeed; really; truly; very much
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response